TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet
How to say it (Tongue between the teeth): Soft th (thin, three, think): tongue between the teeth, blow — no voice. Buzzing th (this, they, the): tongue between the teeth, with voice. t and d: tongue behind the top teeth (tin, day).
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- 1.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “this”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 2.Which word starts with the same sound as “throw”? (a) those (b) tree (c) three
- 3.Is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 4.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “desk”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 5.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 6.Which word starts with the same sound as “thank”? (a) den (b) thumb (c) tree
- 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “thin”? (a) tall (b) door (c) thick
- 8.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
- 9.Listen: is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 10.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 11.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “then”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 12.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
- 13.Which word starts with the same sound as “dog”? (a) think (b) dust (c) they
- 14.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “day”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 15.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) there (b) that (c) dare
- 16.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
- 17.Which word starts with the same sound as “door”? (a) the (b) desk (c) tree
- 18.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 19.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 20.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 21.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
- 22.Is the “th” in “throw” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 23.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
- 24.Is the “th” in “that” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 25.Is the “th” in “thousand” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 26.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thread”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 27.Is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 28.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) think (b) that (c) door
- 29.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dive”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 30.Which word fits? “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 31.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “top”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 32.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 33.Which word fits? “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
- 34.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 35.Listen: is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 36.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “throw”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 37.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirsty”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 38.Which word starts with the same sound as “thirsty”? (a) thick (b) dog (c) top
- 39.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 40.Which word starts with the same sound as “dust”? (a) den (b) this (c) think
Answer key
- Between your teeth
- three
- as in “this”
- Behind your top teeth
- as in “this”
- thumb
- thick
- day
- as in “thin”
- tin
- Between your teeth
- then
- dust
- Behind your top teeth
- dare
- tree
- desk
- thick
- as in “this”
- thank
- though
- as in “thin”
- three
- as in “this”
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- door
- Behind your top teeth
- taught
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- dough
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- thick
- thin
- den
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